Mich. residents feel shakes from East Coast quake

August 23, 2011

AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

DETROIT (AP) — The 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered in Virginia that shook Washington, D.C., was also felt in Michigan.

People in and around Detroit felt shaking Friday afternoon. General Motors Co. spokeswoman Ryndee Carney says she noticed while sitting at her computer on the 29th floor of a tower in GM's headquarters in downtown Detroit.

She says the swaying lasted about 30 seconds, but nothing fell from shelves or desks and there was no damage.

WLNS-TV reported comments from Lansing area residents who felt vibrations, including at the Boji Tower across from the State Capitol.

Detroit is 450 miles northwest of Richmond.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake was half a mile deep. There were no immediate reports of injuries.